Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN GENEVA: The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated to have exceeded... Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:47pm
World Gaza needs billions in aid to reverse years of restrictions: UN trade body GENEVA: Gaza needs billions of dollars in international economic aid to compensate for years of restrictions that... Published 25 Oct, 2023 03:34pm
Supplements PAKISTAN'S COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL PEACE, SECURITY, AND DEVELOPMENT: A JOURNEY WITH THE UNITED NATIONS TEXT: Since its inception, Pakistan has been an active and committed member of the United Nations, embodying the... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Pakistan Pakistan calls for two-state solution to end Palestinian crisis At the United Nations, Pakistan has stressed the need to resuscitate the two-State solution of Palestinian crisis... Updated 22 Oct, 2023 10:45pm
World Israel readies invasion RAFAH, (Palestinian Territories): Thousands of tonnes of “life and death” aid for Gaza should be delivered soon,... Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am
World Israel-Hamas conflict puts global refugee resources at risk TOKYO: The conflict between Israel and Hamas may jeopardize already limited humanitarian resources needed in other... Published 20 Oct, 2023 03:11pm
Print Palestinians await aid trucks as Israel pounds Gaza GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday eagerly awaited the arrival of aid... Updated 20 Oct, 2023 08:58am
World UN chief ‘horrified’ by Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds BEIJING: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was “horrified” by hundreds of... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 04:23pm
World Israel’s Gaza evacuation order could breach international law: UN GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that Israel’s siege of Gaza and its evacuation order... Updated 17 Oct, 2023 10:31pm
World Thousands flee north Gaza after Israel evacuation warning Ashraf al-Qudra, from Gaza health ministry, says hospitals 'starting to lose capacity' and medicine running out Updated 13 Oct, 2023 11:22pm
World Food, fresh water rapidly running out: WFP ROME: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that crucial supplies were running ... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
World More than 338,000 people displaced in Gaza: UN GENEVA: More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as... Published 12 Oct, 2023 09:58am
World More than 123,000 people displaced in the Gaza Strip: UN Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), says he expects numbers to rise further Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:21pm
Pakistan UN agencies appeal to Pakistan to continue protecting vulnerable Afghans UNHCR and International Organisation for Migration say they are ready to support Pakistan in managing Afghan refugees Updated 07 Oct, 2023 05:39pm
Pakistan Kabul says evictions of Afghan migrants ‘unacceptable’ KABUL: Pakistan’s plan to evict hundreds of thousands of Afghan migrants is “unacceptable”, Taliban ... Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am
Opinion The fossil fuel folly: damned if you have it; damned if you don’t The world stands at a crossroads, facing a dilemma of unparalleled proportions: the consumption of fossil fuels. In... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:57am
Markets Big Oil, heavy industry discuss emission curbs ahead of COP28 ABU DHABI: Major oil and gas company chiefs held discussions with heavy industry bosses on Sunday in the United Arab... Published 02 Oct, 2023 10:22am
World UN adopts new global rules to reduce chemicals harm A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations... Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:35pm
World UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years BAKU: A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire... Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:06pm
World EU urges Azerbaijan to let UN visit Nagorno-Karabakh BRUSSELS: The European Union on Friday called on Azerbaijan to let a United Nations mission visit the... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:09pm
World UK interior minister to question role of UN refugee convention LONDON: UK interior minister Suella Braverman was on Tuesday to question whether the United Nations Refugee... Published 26 Sep, 2023 05:17pm
World Recycling plastic not enough, warns UN environment chief UNITED NATIONS: With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am
Pakistan PM attends UNGA opening session NEW YORK: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday attended the 78th opening session of the United... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Print World leaders warn goals to fight hunger, poverty, climate change in peril UNITED NATIONS: World leaders meeting at the United Nations on Monday warned of the peril the world faces unless it... Updated 19 Sep, 2023 09:45am
World UN meet looks to salvage promises on helping world’s poorest UNITED NATIONS: World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the... Published 18 Sep, 2023 12:07pm
World Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkiye Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkiye, Anadolu Agency... Published 18 Sep, 2023 09:48am
Pakistan Caretaker PM Kakar leaves for US on 5-day visit Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will address 78th session of United Nations General Assembly Updated 17 Sep, 2023 10:43pm
Print PM reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to Kashmir cause ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Saturday reaffirmed that Pakistan would continue raising... Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am
World Libya’s flood-ravaged Derna in grisly hunt for thousands still missing DERNA: Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the... Published 15 Sep, 2023 12:06pm
Opinion Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine” carried... Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am